Pentucket Publishing is proud to release David H. Hendrickson’s latest novel, Offside, in all electronic formats. The paper version will become available in early January.

Officially, this is a Young Adult title because its hero is a teenager and the content is age-appropriate for readers 14 and up, but the same adult readers who loved Hendrickson’s previous YA title, Cracking the Ice, will love this one, too.

Offside is truly a story for all ages.

“Rabbit” Labelle loves football, but the tiny, rural Maine town where he lives isn’t big enough to support a team. After his father moves the family to the big, bad city, Rabbit finally gets his chance to play the sport he loves the most, but he must also confront the dangers of “Lynn, Lynn, City of Sin.” Since it’s 1967 and cities are torn by racial turmoil, this includes his father’s greatest fear: “the Negroes.”

Rabbit, who’d been the most popular kid in Plainfield, Maine, struggles to make friends and wonders if he’ll even survive.

Bubba Goes for Broke, the hilarious sex comedy/crime caper by David Bawdy, is now available in trade paperback for the first time. It retails for $15.99. Contact us at pentucket.publishing@gmail.com for volume discounts.

Three humorous David H. Hendrickson short stories are now available in all the leading e-book formats. They are each available as lead titles with the other two included as bonus stories.

Can Devin Patrick O’Donnell spend St. Patrick’s Day barhopping with a leprechaun without so much as touching a drop of the spirits? The leprechaun has offered a pot of gold. How hard can it be?

At a small town casino in Oregon, Icepick Louie tells all the bumpkins how minor league they are. He bets twenty large they can’t name a thing that can top its counterpart back in Boston. Since people who accept challenges from Icepick Louie often wind up with busted kneecaps, he can barely control his laughter when a scrawny geek with thick glasses speaks up and proposes Flo’s clam chowder.

Olivia loves her books. They fill every shelf, are stacked high on every floor, and have taken over every room. Her boyfriend Charlie can hardly see the TV. And oh yeah, Olivia would rather read than talk to him. What’s Charlie to do? Give her an ultimatum? She can pick him or the books? Probably not a good idea.

“Tiffany Gets Her Boobs” by David Bawdy has now spent seven months on the Kindle Humor and Short Story bestseller lists (free download category). This prequel to his novel Bubba Goes for Broke earned a great endorsement months ago from USA Today bestselling author Kristine Kathyrn Rusch.

” ‘Tiffany’ works beautifully, and by the end of the story, I had fallen in love with this savvy, determined, and somewhat crazy woman. Everyone who has read this story remembers it and likes it. You will too.”

We’ve decided to make an exception and start publishing selected nonfiction from our top fiction writers.

The kickoff piece is Hendu’s Story: From Dream To Reality by Dave Hendrickson.

How did the kid who was always falling down achieve his dreams of playing college hockey? How did he finish as co-captain on a team that enjoyed the best season in the program’s history?

This cult classic tells it all: part memoir, part roadmap of how to achieve a dream, and part story of a father’s love for his son.

Hendu’s Story follows the little kid with the big heart through all the tough decisions. Go to the team that always wins or the one with the best coach? Play summer hockey? Leave home for boarding school? Play it safe or roll the dice during the gut-wrenching college selection process?

Hendu’s Story will make you laugh, make you think, and just maybe make you cry.

Although it’s available in six individual parts, the full collection offers the best value and represents the intended reading experience.

Part I: Beginnings
Part II: Youth Hockey
Part III: Summer Hockey
Part IV: High School
Part V: College Selection
Part VI: College

“Tiffany Gets Her Boobs” by David Bawdy continues to show staying power on the Kindle Humor Bestseller list. It’s now spent the last three months in the Top 50!

If you haven’t read it, download your free copy today. See the links on the sidebar for the Kindle, NOOK, and Smashwords (for all the e-readers other than Kindle and NOOK). And check out the first two chapters of Bubba Goes for Broke, included in the download.

“Tiffany” works beautifully, and by the end of the story, I had fallen in love with this savvy, determined, and somewhat crazy woman. Everyone who has read this story remembers it and likes it. You will too.

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Our Short Stories

Can Devin Patrick O'Donnell spend St. Patrick's Day barhopping with a leprechaun without so much as touching a drop of the spirits?
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. Two bonus stories included. $2.99

At a small town casino, Icepick Louie bets the local bumpkins twenty large they can't top anything back in Boston. A scrawny geek speaks up.
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. Two bonus stories included. $2.99

Olivia loves her books, but they're stacked everywhere. Her boyfriend Charlie can hardly see the TV. Time for an ultimatum?
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. Two bonus stories included. $2.99

Tiffany only needs a boob job to become a star. Who'll pay?

"'Tiffany' works beautifully, and by the end of the story, I had fallen in love with this savvy, determined, and somewhat crazy woman. Everyone who has read this story remembers it and likes it. You will too."
--USA Today Bestselling Author Kristine Kathryn Rusch

“The conclusion turns [the reader's assumption] on its head in a funny and honest way. I also found the last line in this story to be the funniest of the anthology by far.”
Available on Kindle, NOOK, Smashwords. $.99